[TheStellarEnsemble.com] The Godfather - Mario Puzo

in her nightgown when he returned. already between the covers. He was surprised that themother had not done this service for her daughter. Maybe Apollonia had wanted him to help herto undress. But he was certain she was too shy, too innocent for such forward behavior.Coming back into the bedroom. he found it completely dark, someone had closed theshutters all the way. He groped his way toward the bed and could make out the shape ofApollonia’s body lying under the covers, her back to him, her body curved away from him andhuddled up. He undressed and slipped naked beneath the sheets. He stretched out one hand andtouched silky naked skin. She had not put on her gown and this boldness delighted him. Slowly,carefully. he put one hand on her shoulder and pressed her body gently so that she would turn tohim. She turned slowly and his hand touched her breast, soft, full and then she was in his arms soquickly that their bodies came together in one line of silken electricity and he finally had hisarms around her, was kissing her warm mouth deeply, was crushing her body and breasts againsthim and then rolling his body on top of hers.Her flesh and hair taut silk, now she was all eagerness. surging against him wildly in avirginal erotic frenzy. When he entered her she gave a little gasp and was still for just a secondand then in a powerful forward thrust of her pelvis she locked her satiny legs around his hips.When they came to the end they were locked together so fiercely, straining against each other soviolently, that falling away from each other was like the tremble before death.That night and the weeks that followed. Michael Corleone came to understand thepremium put on virginity by socially primitive people. It was a period of sensuality that he hadnever before experienced, a sensuality mixed with a feeling of masculine power. Apollonia inthose first days became almost his slave. Given trust, given affection, a young full-blooded girlaroused from virginity to erotic awareness was as delicious as an exactly ripe fruit.She on her part brightened up the rather gloomy masculine atmosphere of the villa. Shehad packed her mother off the very next day after her bridal night and presided at the communaltable with bright girlish charm. Don Tommasino dined with them every night and Dr. Taza toldall his old stories as they drank wine in the garden full of statues garlanded with blood-redflowers, and so the evenings passed pleasantly enough. At night in their bedroom the newlymarried couple spent hours of feverish lovemaking. Michael could not get enough of Apollonia’sbeautifully sculpted body, her honey-colored skin, her huge brown eyes glowing with passion.She had a wonderfully fresh smell, a fleshly smell perfumed by her sex yet almost sweet and302